No pension for MLAs who defect: Himachal passes new bill

The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a bill which will bar the members of the House who are disqualified under Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) from drawing......

No 'shahenshah' can save his chair: HP Cong rebel

No emperor can save his chair through intimidation, Himachal Pradesh Congress rebel Rajinder Rana said on Monday, a day after an Independent MLA and the father of another rebel were booked over......

Himachal BJP leaders miffed over ticket to Cong rebels

The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Himachal Pradesh is making efforts to mollify party leaders who are disgruntled over distribution of tickets to six Congress rebels for the assembly......

'Sukhu govt will fall': 11 Himachal MLAs reach Uttarakhand

Six Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs who voted against party nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha elections, along with three Independent lawmakers, have shifted to a hotel in Bharatiya......

FCI on a hiring spree, to recruit 7,000

Food Corporation of India (FCI) is on a hiring spree as it plans to 7,000 in order to gear up for implementation of proposed Food Security Act, after hiring about 3,800 employees."This is a massive......

Canadian PM lauds India's 'spectacular' success

Ajit Jain, Managing Editor, Canada, who is traveling with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever visit to India, reports on Harper's first day in Mumbai, where he addressed......

All hay and no sunshine for paddy farmers

High food prices have driven inflation to new highs, leading the Centre to clamp down on export of farm commodities. But have the high retail prices in any way benefited the farmers? How has their......

GM mustard: Is health at risk?

After Bt Cotton spreading in the fields of various states in India, will the first genetically modified food crop be mustard? In mid November, it nearly seemed so, but for the moment, its......

Neeraj Chopra, Sable give India reason to cheer

IMAGE: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra broke his own meet record. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/Twitter Maharashtra's Avinash Sable paid the best possible tribute to late coach......

Aga Khan hockey: RCF, Karnataka score

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mumbai, powered by Shiva Kumar's double strikes, overcame hosts Bombay Gymkhana President's XI 4-1 in a first round match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey......

Aga Khan hockey: Viren, Dhanraj for Bombay Gym

Three petroleum teams -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) -- all boasting experienced Indian stars in their......

Punjab Police win Nehru Cup

Punjab Police held their nerve in the tie-breaker to prevail over Border Security Force 4-3 in the final and clinch the Nehru Cup hockey title at New Delhi on Thursday. The dreary final saw both......

TN, Indian Airlines in semis

Displaying tremendous fighting spirit, Tamil Nadu XI came from behind twice to defeat Air India, Mumbai, 5-4 while fancied Indian Airlines barely managed to pip BSF, Jalandhar, 2-0, in the......